First bands of Tropical Storm Gordon reach Louisiana

The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning from the mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida state line. Tropical storm warnings and watches stretch over most of the rest of the central Gulf coast.
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The first curfew has been ordered and the 12 casinos in South Mississippi will close Tuesday as Tropical Storm Gordon aims at the Coast.

Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered the casinos to close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Allen Godfrey, executive director.

Communities across South Mississippi will be enforcing a curfew during the storm, said Rupert Lacy, director of the Harrison County Emergency Management Agency.

The Harrison County curfew begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday and continues until 7 a.m. Wednesday. Gulfport will have a curfew starting at 7 p.m. until further notice. Poplarville will have a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Hancock County won’t have a mandatory curfew, but EMA director Brian Adam said they are asking people who don’t have to be out to stay in. Pearl River County also will not have a curfew.

Krystal Flanagan, left, of Biloxi and her son, Desmond Dentley, walk on the beach in Biloxi on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 as Tropical Storm Gordon heads toward the Mississippi coast. The storm could strengthen to a category 1 hurricane before making landfall later on Tuesday.
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jcfitzhugh@sunherald.com

Harrison County said in a press release that Sheriff Troy Peterson and police chiefs in Harrison County are concerned for motorists’ safety. First responders and road departments will evaluate the storm as it passes to ensure the roads are safe.

Lacy said a 5-foot storm surge is possible and if that happens, “We’ll have some areas on Highway 90 that will be impassible, yes,” he said.

Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to make landfall on Tuesday evening in Harrison County. Here's what you can expect for the day.

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